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'Sorry, God', says Duterte in meeting with Bro Eddie: Panelo

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">Look: President Duterte meets with Jesus Is Lord leader Bro. Eddie Villanueva in Malacañang. <a href="https://t.co/mHX1ItzvJQ">pic.twitter.com/mHX1ItzvJQ</a>— Pia Gutierrez (@pia_gutierrez) <a href="https://twitter.com/pia_gutierrez/status/1016701698104963072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte told Jesus is Lord leader Eddie Villanueva that he had apologized to God after his recent comments stirred controversy, a Cabinet official said Wednesday.Duterte met with Villanueva in Malacañang for 2 and a half hours late Tuesday. The television evangelist had demanded a public apology from the President for calling God stupid.<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/07/11/eddie.jpg"/><figcaption>President Rodrigo Duterte (C) pose for a photo with Jesus is Lord church founder Eddie Villanueva (2-L) after their meeting. Malacañang photo</figcaption></figure></div>Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, who was at the meeting, said Villanueva clarified to Duterte that he sought an apology &quot;not to the people nor to the religion, but to God.&quot;&quot;Immediately after he made those remarks, [he] said, &#x27;Sorry, God, hindi ka kasama dito, you&#x27;re not included,&quot; Panelo told radio DZMM. According to Panelo, Duterte told Villanueva that he made the controversial remark because an Australian nun who is facing deportation, Patricia Fox, was using God &quot;in vain&quot; and &quot;violating the law&quot; using religion. Duterte had called Fox foul-mouthed for criticizing his government while ignoring her own country&#x27;s alleged misdeeds.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/23/18/duterte-asks-who-is-this-stupid-god">Duterte asks: &#x27;Who is this stupid God?&#x27;</a></li></ul><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/10/18/duterte-my-god-is-not-stupid">Duterte: &#x27;My God is not stupid&#x27;</a></li></ul>In his meeting with Villanueva, the President also said his God was &quot;all forgiving and all kind&quot; and not one to &quot;create chaos and discredit others,&quot; according to Panelo. Villanueva, he said, was &quot;elated&quot; over Duterte&#x27;s explanation. &quot;Sabi niya, tuwang-tuwa ako, ang ganda ng paliwanag ng Presidente. Mali ang intindi, ibang context pala,&quot; Panelo said. (He said, &quot;I&#x27;m very happy, the President&#x27;s explanation was good. There was a misunderstanding, the context of his statement was different.) The President also held a dialogue earlier this week with Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles, head of the Catholic Bishops&#x27; Conference of the Philippines. A 4-man panel created by Duterte is set to meet with other CBCP officials.

Duterte met with Villanueva in Malacañang for 2 and a half hours late Tuesday. The television evangelist had demanded a public apology from the President for calling God stupid.

Duterte met with Villanueva in Malacañang for 2 and a half hours late Tuesday. The television evangelist had demanded a public apology from the President for calling God stupid.